Marchiafava, Ettore

Marchiafava,

Ettore, Italian pathologist, 1847-1935. Marchiafava syndrome - Synonym(s): Marchiafava-Bignami syndromeMarchiafava-Bignami disease - a disorder consisting of demyelination of the corpus callosum and cortical laminar necrosis involving the frontal and temporal lobes. Synonym(s): Marchiafava syndromeMarchiafava-Micheli anemia - Synonym(s): Marchiafava-Micheli syndromeMarchiafava-Micheli syndrome - an infrequent disorder with insidious onset and chronic course, characterized by episodes of hemolytic anemia, hemoglobinuria, pallor, icterus or bronzing of the skin, a moderate degree of splenomegaly, and sometimes hepatomegaly. Synonym(s): Marchiafava-Micheli anemia; paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria